Index: container/openejb-core/src/main/java/org/apache/openejb/core/entity/EntityInstanceManager.java
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--- container/openejb-core/src/main/java/org/apache/openejb/core/entity/EntityInstanceManager.java	(revision 784552)
+++ container/openejb-core/src/main/java/org/apache/openejb/core/entity/EntityInstanceManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 
         // primary key is null if its a servicing a home methods (create, find, ejbHome)
         TransactionPolicy txPolicy = callContext.getTransactionPolicy();
-        if (callContext.getPrimaryKey() != null && txPolicy != null && txPolicy.isTransactionActive()) {
+        if (primaryKey != null && txPolicy != null && txPolicy.isTransactionActive()) {
 
             Key key = new Key(callContext.getDeploymentInfo().getDeploymentID(), primaryKey);
             SynchronizationWrapper wrapper = (SynchronizationWrapper) txPolicy.getResource(key);